japan ch 16 – traditional japan. intro “land of the rising sun” nippon / nihon : traditional...
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JAPANCh 16 – Traditional Japan
INTRO“Land of the Rising Sun”NIPPON / NIHON : Traditional Name means “sun’s origin”
Today Highest Life Expectancy in
the world: 82.6 yrs Second highest # of one
hundred year olds in world (40,000)
10th Largest Population 128 Million (U.S.
population—312 million) Largest Cities:
Tokyo (33 Mil) Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya
Today Highest Life Expectancy in
the world: 82.6 yrs Second highest # of one
hundred year olds in world (40,000)
10th Largest Population 128 Million (U.S.
population—312 million) Largest Cities:
Tokyo (33 Mil) Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya
Megalopolis Tokyo to island of Kyushu Very urban due to the
amount of industry Little rural area Major industrial cities
along coast Import natural
resources Very resource poor
country Export
manufactured goods
World Leader Machinery Technology Robotics Autos
GEO 3,000 Islands – ARCHIPELAGO
Four Main Islands: Kyushu Shikoko Honshu Hokkaido
GEO Mt. Fuji / Highest Point 12,388 ft. Volcanic & Mountainous Land
Japanese Government
Constitutional Monarchy World’s Only Reigning
EMPERORCompletely
restricted by 1946 ConstitutionWritten during the
Allied OccupationReferred to as,
“"His Imperial Majesty the Emperor“AKIHITO (this
guy!)
Japanese Government Diet
Bicameral legislature House of
Representatives (480 reps.)
House of Councilors (280 reps.)
Prime Minister Head of the
executive branch Elected by the
Diet Current P.M.
Yoshihiko Noda
Beautiful Japan!